Water filtration manifold integration device of a water filter

ABSTRACT

A water filtration manifold integration device of a water filter has a body having multiple apertures and multiple water pathways respectively communicating with the corresponding apertures. By inserting in pins or inlet and outlet of each purification element in the corresponding apertures, all purification elements can be collectively mounted on the water filtration manifold integration device, thereby facilitating assembly and maintenance. Additionally, by arranging the apertures on a top of the body and the inlets and outlets of the corresponding purification elements on a side to replace multiple connection hoses of conventional water filters, the water filter can be organized to be neat inside and reduces human error during assembly of the water filter. The water filtration manifold integration device can serve as a standard part for a water filter.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a device for a water filter, and more particularly to a water filtration manifold integration device of a water filter to be promptly and conveniently connected with multiple purification elements of the water filter for operation.

2. Description of the Related Art

Nowadays, to generate high-quality drinkable water, water filters are equipped many purification elements, such as solenoid valves, ultraviolet (UV) lights, booster pumps and the like. Besides, the purification elements also include various filter cartridges, such as purification filter cartridge, activated carbon filter cartridge and the like for the purpose of purification and filtration.

To circulate water inside a water filter and purify water with each purification element so as to acquire purified water and super purified water as required, connection hoses are currently applied to connect with all the purification elements. However, due to a multitude of purification elements available inside the water filter and entanglement among the connection hoses and the purification elements, mounting of the water filter is complicated, inconvenient and error-prone. When certain purification element has to be replaced, the corresponding connection hoses need to be detached first. After the purification element is replaced, those connection hoses must be connected back again. Such replacement is usually time-consuming and inconvenient, and water easily leaking from portions where the connection hoses are connected with the purification elements further affects the performance of the water filter in operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present invention is to provide a water filtration manifold integration device of a water filter to be promptly and conveniently connected with multiple purification elements of the water filter for operation.

To achieve the foregoing objective, the water filtration manifold integration device of a water filter has a body. The body has a top, a side, an internal portion, multiple water pathways, an inlet, a purified water outlet, a reject water outlet and fifteen apertures.

The water pathways are embedded in the body.

The inlet, purified water outlet and reject water outlet are formed in the lateral side and communicate respectively with the water pathways.

The apertures are formed in the top of the body, communicate with a number of the water pathways and include a 1^(st) aperture communicating with the inlet through at least one of the water pathways, a 2^(nd) aperture and a 3^(rd) aperture, a 4^(th) aperture and a 5^(th) aperture, and a 6^(th) aperture and a 7^(th) aperture communicating with each other through at least one of the water pathways, a 8^(th) aperture, a 10^(th) aperture and an 11^(th) aperture mutually communicating with through at least one of the water pathways, a 12^(th) aperture communicating with the purified water outlet, a 9^(th) aperture and a 13^(th) aperture communicating with each other through at least one of the water pathways, a 14^(th) aperture and a 15^(th) aperture communicating with the reject water outlet through at least one of the water pathways. Each aperture has an opening.

Preferably, the body further has a super water outlet and fifteen apertures. The super purified water outlet is formed in the side. The fifteen apertures are formed in the top of the body, communicate with at least one of the water pathways and includes 16^(th) aperture communicating with the 8^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways, a 17^(th) aperture and a 18^(th) aperture, a 19^(th) aperture and a 20^(th) aperture, a 21^(st) aperture and a 22^(nd) aperture, a 23^(rd) aperture and a 24^(th) aperture, and a 25^(th) aperture and a 26^(th) aperture communicating with each other through at least one of the water pathways, a 27^(th) aperture communicating with the super purified water outlet through at least one of the water pathways, a 28^(th) aperture and a 29^(th) aperture communicating with each other through at least one of the water pathways, and a 30^(th) aperture communicating with the reject water outlet through at least one of the water pathways.

Preferably, the body further has a 31^(st) aperture and a 32^(nd) aperture formed in the top of the body, and located between the 16^(th) aperture and the 28^(th) aperture. Each one of the 31^(st) aperture and the 32^(nd) aperture has an opening. The 31^(st) aperture communicates with the 16^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways. The 32^(nd) aperture communicates with the 28^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways.

Preferably, the body further has a 33^(rd) aperture and a 34^(th) aperture formed in the top of the body. Each one of the 33^(rd) aperture and the 34^(th) aperture has an opening. The 33^(rd) aperture is located between the 13^(th) aperture and the 29^(th) aperture and communicates with the 13^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways. The 34^(th) aperture is located between the 14^(th) aperture and the 30^(th) aperture and communicates with the 14^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways.

The water filtration manifold integration device of the present invention has the following advantages.

(1) To mount all purification elements on the water filtration manifold integration device for operation, two pins of a first solenoid valve are respectively inserted in the 1^(st) and 2^(nd) apertures, an inlet and an outlet of a PP filter cartridge/AC filter cartridge 7-1 are respectively inserted in the 3^(rd) and 4^(th) apertures, and two pins of a booster pump 7-2 are respectively inserted in the 5^(th) and 6^(th) apertures, an inlet of an RO filter cartridge is inserted in the 7^(th) aperture, the purified water outlet of the RO filter cartridge is inserted in the 8^(th) aperture, and the reject water outlet of the RO filter cartridge is inserted in the 9^(th) aperture, two pins of a second solenoid valve are respectively inserted in the 12^(th) aperture and the 10^(th) aperture, two pins of a third solenoid are respectively inserted in the 15^(th) aperture and the 11^(th) aperture, and two pins of a fourth solenoid valve are respectively inserted in the 13^(th) and 14^(th) apertures. Accordingly, maintaining and replacing the purification elements can be easily achieved. Besides, with the apertures and the inlets and outlets of the water filtration manifold integration device respectively formed in the top and the lateral side of the water filtration manifold integration device, connection hoses required in conventional water filters are removed to keep the water filter neat inside and lower human error during assembly. Moreover, the water filtration manifold integration device can serve as a standard part of a water filter.

(2) To further get the purified water processed to obtain super purified water with higher water purity, two pins of a delivery pump are respectively inserted in the 16^(th) aperture and 17^(th) aperture, two pins of a first UV light are respectively inserted in the 18^(th) aperture and the 19^(th) aperture, the inlet and outlet of a purification filter cartridge are respectively inserted in the 20^(th) aperture and the 21^(st) aperture, two pins of a second UV light are respectively inserted in the 22^(nd) aperture and the 23^(rd) aperture, the inlet, the ultra purified water outlet and the reject water outlet of a ultra filter cartridge are respectively inserted in the 24^(th) aperture, the 25^(th) aperture and the 28^(th) aperture, two pins of a sixth solenoid valve are respectively inserted in the 29^(th) aperture and the 30^(th) aperture, and two pins of a seventh solenoid valve are respectively inserted in the 26^(th) aperture and the 27^(th) aperture. The super purified water can be used in laboratories demanding higher water quality for bacteria culture, thereby significantly expanding the application range of the present invention.

(3) Two pins of an eighth solenoid valve are respectively inserted in the 31^(st) aperture and the 32^(nd) aperture to allows the 28^(th) aperture to communicate with the 16^(th) aperture so that chemical liquid used to clean the water pathways can be repeatedly circulated through the delivery pump, the two UV lights, the purification filter cartridge and the ultra filter cartridge to generate better cleaning effect.

(4) Two pins of a fifth solenoid valve are respectively inserted in the 33^(rd) aperture and the 34^(th) aperture so that the fifth solenoid valve provides an alternative water pathway between the 13^(th) aperture and the 14^(th) aperture in addition to at least one of the water pathways connected by the fourth solenoid valve to facilitate water pressure adjustment.

(5) With a double-layer O-ring mounted on the opening of each aperture, the chance of water leakage is significantly reduced.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top view of a water filtration manifold integration device of water filter in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the water filtration manifold integration device of water filter in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a top view of the water filtration manifold integration device in FIG. 1 combined with all purification elements for water filtration.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a water filtration manifold integration device of a water filter has a body 1. The body 1 is in the form of a block or a substrate and has an inlet 2, a purified water outlet 3, a reject water outlet 4, a super purified water outlet 5 and multiple water pathways. The inlet 2, the purified water outlet 3, the reject water outlet 4 and the super purified water outlet 5 are formed in a side of the body. The water pathways are embedded in the body 1. The body 1 further has fifteen apertures 1-1 to 1-15 formed in the right half of a top of the body 1 and respectively communicating with a number of the water pathways. A 1^(st) aperture 1-1 communicates with the inlet 2 through at least one of the water pathways. A 2^(nd) aperture 1-2 and a 3^(rd) aperture 1-3, a 4^(th) aperture 1-4 and a 5^(th) aperture 1-5, and a 6^(th) aperture 1-6 and a 7^(th) aperture 1-7 communicate with each other through at least one of the water pathways. In the present embodiment, the foregoing seven apertures 1-1 to 1-7 are sequentially formed in the body 1 from the right to the left of the top of the body 1. To implement for operation, two pins of a first solenoid valve are respectively inserted in the 1^(st) and 2^(nd) apertures 1-1, 1-2, an inlet and an outlet of a polypropylene (PP) filter cartridge/activated carbon (AC) filter cartridge 7-1 are respectively inserted in the 3^(rd) aperture 1-3 and the 4^(th) aperture 1-4, and two pins of a booster pump 7-2 are respectively inserted in the 5^(th) aperture 1-5 and the 6^(th) aperture 1-6.

The 8^(th) aperture 1-8 and the 9^(th) aperture 1-9 are juxtaposedly located to the left of the 7^(th) aperture 1-7. To implement for operation, an inlet of a reverse osmosis (RO) filter cartridge is inserted in the 7^(th) aperture 1-7, the purified water outlet of the RO filter cartridge is inserted in the 8^(th) aperture 1-8, and the reject water outlet of the RO filter cartridge is inserted in the 9^(th) aperture 1-9. The 8^(th) aperture 1-8 communicates with the 10^(th) aperture 1-10 and 11^(th) aperture 1-11 through at least one of the water pathways, and the 10^(th) aperture 1-10 is located between the 8^(th) aperture 1-8 and the 11^(th) aperture 1-11. The 12^(th) aperture 1-12 is juxtaposedly located to the right of the 10^(th) aperture 1-10 and communicates with the purified water outlet 3 through at least one of the water pathways. To implement for operation, two pins of a second solenoid valve 6-2 are respectively inserted in the 12^(th) aperture 1-12 and the 10^(th) aperture 1-10. The 9^(th) aperture 1-9 communicates with the 13^(th) aperture 1-13 through at least one of the water pathways. The 14^(th) aperture 1-14 is juxtaposedly located to the right of the 13^(th) aperture 1-13 and communicates with the reject water outlet 4. To implement for operation, two pins of a fourth solenoid valve 6-4 are respectively inserted in the 13^(th) and 14^(th) apertures 1-13, 1-14. The reject water outlet 4 communicates with 15^(th) aperture 1-15, and the 15^(th) aperture 1-15 is juxtaposedly located to the right of the 11^(th) aperture 1-11. To implement for operation, two pins of a third solenoid 6-3 are respectively inserted in the 15^(th) aperture 1-15 and the 11^(th) aperture 1-11.

The body 1 further has fifteen apertures 1-16 to 1-30 formed in the left half of the top of the body 1. A 16^(th) aperture 1-16 communicates with the 8^(th) aperture 1-8 through at least one of the water pathways. A 17^(th) aperture 1-17 and a 18^(th) aperture 1-18, a 19^(th) aperture 1-19 and a 20^(th) aperture 1-20, a 21^(st) aperture 1-21 and a 22^(nd) aperture 1-22, a 23^(rd) aperture 1-23 and a 24^(th) aperture 1-24, and a 25^(th) aperture 1-25 and a 26^(th) aperture 1-26 communicate with each other through at least one of the water pathways. To implement for operation, two pins of a delivery pump 7-4 are respectively inserted in the 16^(th) aperture 1-16 and aperture 1-17, two pins of a first UV light 7-5 are respectively inserted in the 18^(th) aperture 1-18 and the 19^(th) aperture 1-19, the inlet and outlet of a purification filter cartridge 7-6 are respectively inserted in the 20^(th) aperture 1-20 and the 21^(st) aperture 1-21, two pins of a second UV light 7-7 are respectively inserted in the 22^(nd) aperture 1-22 and the 23^(rd) aperture 1-23, the inlet, the ultra purified water outlet and the reject water outlet of a ultra filter cartridge 7-8 are respectively inserted in the 24^(th) aperture 1-24, the 25^(th) aperture 1-25 and the 28^(th) aperture 1-28. The 27^(th) aperture 1-27 communicates with the super purified water outlet 5. To implement for operation, two pins of a seventh solenoid valve 6-7 are respectively inserted in the 26^(th) aperture 1-26 and the 27^(th) aperture 1-27. The 28^(th) aperture 1-28 communicates with the 29^(th) aperture 1-29 through at least one of the water pathways. The 20^(th) aperture 1-30 communicates with the reject water outlet 4 through at least one of the water pathways. To implement for operation, two pins of a sixth solenoid valve 6-6 are respectively inserted in the 29^(th) aperture 1-29 and the 30^(th) aperture 1-30.

The body 1 further has a 31^(st) aperture 1-31 and a 32^(nd) aperture 1-32 formed in a central portion of the top of the body 1. The 31^(st) aperture 1-31 and the 32^(nd) aperture 1-32 are located between the 16^(th) aperture 1-16 and the 28^(th) aperture 1-28. The 31^(st) aperture 1-31 communicates with the 16^(th) aperture 1-16 through at least one of the water pathways. The 32^(nd) aperture 1-32 communicates with the 28^(th) aperture 1-28 through at least one of the water pathways. To implement for operation, two pins of an eighth solenoid valve 6-8 are respectively inserted in the 31^(st) aperture 1-31 and the 32^(nd) aperture 1-32.

The body 1 further has a 33^(rd) aperture 1-33 and a 34^(th) aperture 1-34 formed in a portion slightly to the right of a central portion of the top of the body 1. The 33^(rd) aperture 1-33 is located is located between the 13^(th) aperture 1-13 and the 29^(th) aperture 1-29. The 29^(th) aperture 1-29 is directly ahead of the 33^(rd) aperture 1-33. The 13^(th) aperture 1-13 is directly behind the 33^(rd) aperture 1-33. The 33^(rd) aperture 1-33 communicates with the 13^(th) aperture 1-13 through at least one of the water pathways. The 34^(th) aperture 1-34 is located between the 14^(th) aperture 1-14 and the 30^(th) aperture 1-30. The 30^(th) aperture 1-30 is directly ahead of the 34^(th) aperture 1-34. The 14^(th) aperture 1-14 is directly behind the 34^(th) aperture 1-34. The 34^(th) aperture 1-34 communicates with the 14^(th) aperture 1-14 through at least one of the water pathways. To implement for operation, two pins of a fifth solenoid valve 6-5 are respectively inserted in the 33^(rd) aperture 1-33 and the 34^(th) aperture 1-34. In the present embodiment, the eight solenoid valves 6-1 to 6-8 serve to open or close at least one of the water pathways.

The foregoing water pathways are connection passages formed in an internal portion of the body 1. The connection passages may be circular holes, square holes or a form adjusted based on a physical condition.

During operation, a computer is used to control each purification element and monitor water quality of all places inside the water pathways at any time, turn on or off specific solenoid valve depending on the monitored water quality and further divert water flow direction. For example, when detecting that the water quality of water flowing out of the purified water outlet of the RO filter cartridge does not achieve the standard, the computer then turns off the second solenoid valve 6-2 and turns on the third solenoid valve 6-3 to divert water flow to the reject water outlet 4 through the third solenoid valve 6-3.

When intending to make the water filter containing the water filtration manifold integration device operational, the pins or the inlet and outlet of each purification element are inserted in corresponding apertures on the water filtration manifold integration device. Accordingly, all the purification elements can be collectively arranged on the water filtration manifold integration device to facilitate assembly and maintenance of the purification elements. Additionally, by arranging all water pathways connecting with the purification elements on the water filtration manifold integration device and forming the apertures on the top and a lateral side of the body of the water filtration manifold integration device, all connection hoses required in the conventional water filter can be removed, thereby keeping the water filter neat inside and reducing human error during assembly processes. The water filtration manifold integration device of the present invention can also serve as a standard part for a water filter.

Furthermore, with the sequentially mounted delivery pump 7-4, first UV light 7-5, purification filter cartridge 7-6, second UV light 7-7 and ultra filter cartridge 7-8, purified water can be further purified to obtain super purified water with better water quality. Such super purified water can be employed in applications demanding water with high water quality, such as bacteria culture in laboratory, to expand the applicable range of the present invention.

The eighth solenoid valve 6-8 mounted between the 31^(st) aperture and the 32^(nd) aperture allows the 28^(th) aperture 1-28 to communicate with the 16^(th) aperture so that chemical liquid used to clean the water pathways of the present invention can be repeatedly circulated through the delivery pump 7-4, the two UV lights 7-5, 7-7, the purification filter cartridge 7-6 and the ultra filter cartridge 7-8 to generate better cleaning effect.

The fifth solenoid valve 6-5 mounted between the 33^(rd) aperture 1-33 and the 34^(th) aperture 1-34 provides an alternative water pathway between the 13^(th) aperture 1-13 and the 14^(th) aperture 1-14 in addition to at least one of the water pathways connected by the fourth solenoid valve 6-4 to facilitate water pressure adjustment.

A double-layer O-ring is mounted between the opening of each aperture and a corresponding purification element to significantly reduce the chance of water leakage.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A water filtration manifold integration device of a water filter comprising: a body having: a top; a side; an internal portion; multiple water pathways embedded in the body; an inlet, a purified water outlet and a reject water outlet formed in the side and communicating respectively with the water pathways; and fifteen apertures formed in the top of the body, communicating with a number of the water pathways and including a 1^(st) aperture communicating with the inlet through at least one of the water pathways, a 2^(nd) aperture and a 3^(rd) aperture, a 4^(th) aperture and a 5^(th) aperture, and a 6^(th) aperture and a 7^(th) aperture communicating with each other through at least one of the water pathways, a 8^(th) aperture, a 10^(th) aperture and an 11^(th) aperture mutually communicating with through at least one of the water pathways, a 12^(th) aperture communicating with the purified water outlet, a 9^(th) aperture and a 13^(th) aperture communicating with each other through at least one of the water pathways, and a 14^(th) aperture and a 15^(th) aperture communicating with the reject water outlet through at least one of the water pathways, wherein each aperture has an opening.
 2. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body further has: a super purified water outlet formed in the side; fifteen apertures formed in the top of the body and communicating with a number of the water pathways and including a 16^(th) aperture communicating with the 8^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways, a 17^(th) aperture and a 18^(th) aperture, a 19^(th) aperture and a 20^(th) aperture, a 21^(st) aperture and a 22^(nd) aperture, a 23^(rd) aperture and a 24^(th) aperture, and a 25^(th) aperture and a 26^(th) aperture communicating with each other through at least one of the water pathways, a 27^(th) aperture communicating with the super purified water outlet through at least one of the water pathways, a 28^(th) aperture and a 29^(th) aperture communicating with each other through at least one of the water pathways, and a 30^(th) aperture communicating with the reject water outlet through at least one of the water pathways, wherein each aperture has an opening.
 3. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the body further has a 31^(st) aperture and a 32^(nd) aperture formed in the top of the body, and located between the 16^(th) aperture and the 28^(th) aperture, each one of the 31^(st) aperture and the 32^(nd) aperture has an opening, the 31^(st) aperture communicates with the 16^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways, and the 32^(nd) aperture communicates with the 28^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways.
 4. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the body further has a 33^(rd) aperture and a 34^(th) aperture formed in the top of the body, each one of the 33^(rd) aperture and the 34^(th) aperture has an opening, the 33^(rd) aperture is located between the 13^(th) aperture and the 29^(th) aperture and communicates with the 13^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways, the 34^(th) aperture is located between the 14^(th) aperture and the 30^(th) aperture and communicates with the 14^(th) aperture through at least one of the water pathways.
 5. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body is in the form of a block or a substrate.
 6. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the body is in the form of a block or a substrate.
 7. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the body is in the form of a block or a substrate.
 8. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the body is in the form of a block or a substrate.
 9. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water pathways are multiple connection passages formed in the internal portion of the body.
 10. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the water pathways are multiple connection passages formed in the internal portion of the body.
 11. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the water pathways are multiple connection passages formed in the internal portion of the body.
 12. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the water pathways are multiple connection passages formed in the internal portion of the body.
 13. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the water pathways are multiple connection passages formed in the internal portion of the body.
 14. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the water pathways are multiple connection passages formed in the internal portion of the body.
 15. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the water pathways are multiple connection passages formed in the internal portion of the body.
 16. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the water pathways are multiple connection passages formed in the internal portion of the body.
 17. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a double-layer O-ring is mounted on the opening of each aperture.
 18. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a double-layer O-ring is mounted on the opening of each aperture.
 19. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 15, wherein a double-layer O-ring is mounted on the opening of each aperture.
 20. The water filtration manifold integration device as claimed in claim 16, wherein a double-layer O-ring is mounted on the opening of each aperture. 